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  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
taylortbb Wrote: (Yesterday, 03:23 AM) -- ZEBuilder Wrote: (11-30-2024, 05:16 PM) -- It's entirely conceivable that they do the first phase which encompasses everything required for the station to b...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,209 1,132,504 Yesterday, 05:58 AM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Momo26 Wrote: (12-05-2024, 07:58 PM) -- Bytor Wrote: (12-05-2024, 04:55 PM) -- What parking problem in DTK? Both Kitchener and Waterloo did studies before the pandemic showing that even the busiest ...
   danbrotherston Urban Areas 477 112,065 Yesterday, 02:21 AM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
tomh009 Wrote: (12-03-2024, 11:38 AM) -- westwardloo Wrote: (12-03-2024, 11:21 AM) -- I think if they incorporated Gaukel street better into the design there would be an opportunity for a larger pub...
   danbrotherston Urban Areas 477 112,065 12-03-2024, 02:30 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
westwardloo Wrote: (12-03-2024, 09:53 AM) -- Honestly, looking at the preliminary design vision. I am pleasantly surprised with what they have come up with. I really like the pedestrian  connection f...
   danbrotherston Urban Areas 477 112,065 12-03-2024, 02:29 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Momo26 Wrote: (12-03-2024, 07:56 AM) -- Why sarcasm? Not at all. Didn't TEK tower include a couple floors of underground parking? Station Park? Station Park's podium is all units so where did they...
   danbrotherston Urban Areas 477 112,065 12-03-2024, 02:24 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
tomh009 Wrote: (12-03-2024, 10:57 AM) -- KevinL Wrote: (12-02-2024, 09:54 PM) -- Phil Verster has stepped down as Metrolinx CEO. (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/phil-verster-out-metrolinx-1....
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,067 1,273,806 12-03-2024, 02:21 PM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
tomh009 Wrote: (12-02-2024, 09:21 PM) -- panamaniac Wrote: (12-02-2024, 07:23 PM) -- Could it not be five years simply to spread the cost over a longer time period? -- Construction costs are likel...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,209 1,132,504 12-03-2024, 02:28 AM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Momo26 Wrote: (12-02-2024, 05:35 PM) -- I suppose I could add to that a wholesome underground parking garage a la Distillery District Toronto since we seem to have a parking problem in DTK. Go big...
   danbrotherston Urban Areas 477 112,065 12-03-2024, 02:27 AM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
LesPio Wrote: (11-30-2024, 07:43 AM) -- Construction of Kitchener Central Transit Hub to begin in 2025 Work is expected to be finished by the end of 2029. Construction of the Kitchener Central Tr...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,209 1,132,504 11-30-2024, 11:01 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
bravado Wrote: (11-22-2024, 11:46 AM) -- ijmorlan Wrote: (11-22-2024, 09:12 AM) -- Top tier driving qualification in action. This has nothing to do with transit planning. A driver that stupid is go...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 17,504 11,313,304 11-22-2024, 12:18 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
KevinL Wrote: (11-21-2024, 03:11 PM) -- Heavy crash just by Central Fresh on King, this morning. https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/grand-river-transit-lrt-involved-in-kitchener-crash-1.7118394 -- Wow! T...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 17,504 11,313,304 11-21-2024, 03:54 PM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
kps Wrote: (11-21-2024, 02:55 PM) -- At this point, just bring back the dome tent and be done with it. -- Damn! On point.
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,209 1,132,504 11-21-2024, 03:51 PM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
cherrypark Wrote: (11-21-2024, 10:13 AM) -- At this point, I would take a modestly larger indoor area from transit drops to platform and shed style station platform if it meant a more upgraded versio...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,209 1,132,504 11-21-2024, 10:48 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
creative Wrote: (11-19-2024, 07:53 AM) -- I rest my case! -- What case? You're arguing we're making factual statements... We're not. Is "we should design roads so that drivers can go faste...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,789 3,215,703 11-19-2024, 08:16 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
dtkvictim Wrote: (11-18-2024, 05:37 PM) -- creative Wrote: (11-18-2024, 04:14 PM) -- I like how those that drive cars are supposed experts on building bike lanes while those that primarily cycle are...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,789 3,215,703 11-19-2024, 02:34 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
westwardloo Wrote: (11-18-2024, 09:20 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (11-17-2024, 02:18 AM) -- Ahh. And the usual missinformation from our regions loudest pundit: https://www.therecord.com/opinion/co...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,789 3,215,703 11-18-2024, 10:54 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Ahh. And the usual missinformation from our regions loudest pundit: https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/region-of-waterloo-s-latest-cycling-plan-is-puzzling/article_407e7552-ffb8-5439-86a6...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,789 3,215,703 11-17-2024, 02:18 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
ijmorlan Wrote: (11-14-2024, 09:03 AM) -- MidTowner Wrote: (11-14-2024, 08:12 AM) -- I don't think that reasons of equity are the best arguments for seniors' and children's fare discounts. I think t...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,446 3,464,157 11-14-2024, 10:08 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
taylortbb Wrote: (11-13-2024, 12:05 PM) -- MidTowner Wrote: (11-13-2024, 10:05 AM) -- A significantly lower fare would increase ridership and affordability both significantly. But it's not realistic...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,446 3,464,157 11-13-2024, 03:00 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Rainrider22 Wrote: (11-13-2024, 10:31 AM) -- MidTowner Wrote: (11-13-2024, 10:05 AM) -- A significantly lower fare would increase ridership and affordability both significantly. But it's not realist...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,446 3,464,157 11-13-2024, 11:14 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
MidTowner Wrote: (11-13-2024, 10:05 AM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (11-12-2024, 09:52 PM) -- A significantly lower price point ($2?) might be the thing to do to address affordability and improve ridership, w...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,446 3,464,157 11-13-2024, 10:30 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
dtkvictim Wrote: (11-12-2024, 03:01 PM) -- Many people reject funding free services that they don't think they will ever use or benefit from. To a significant number of those people, subsidizing thos...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,446 3,464,157 11-12-2024, 04:26 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
bravado Wrote: (11-12-2024, 10:59 AM) -- I think that using services should cost something - and I think it’s not good for the long term stability of a service to take out that revenue source. People...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,446 3,464,157 11-12-2024, 11:41 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
nms Wrote: (11-12-2024, 08:40 AM) -- Orangeville is seeing a dramatic transit use increase since switching to fare-free in 2023 and has committed to doing so until June 2027 (https://www.orangeville....
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,446 3,464,157 11-12-2024, 08:51 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
New cycling plan: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/region-waterloo-bike-lane-concept-plan-approved-at-committee-1.7374157 Lots seems good, but also some I think is not new (I remem...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,789 3,215,703 11-06-2024, 01:47 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Jo plam Wrote: (11-05-2024, 05:13 PM) -- So the province's bonkers bike lane ban covers things that were traffic lanes. I guess that multi-use sidewalks definitely aren't, and this isn't either? -- ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,789 3,215,703 11-06-2024, 01:43 AM

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